Deadline: 30-Mar-22
The Noosa Council has launched the Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF) to support local arts and culture in regional Queensland.
Objectives
- Build local cultural capacity, cultural innovation, and community connection
- Build cultural skills and experiences
- Provide opportunities for applicants to deliver on Council’s strategic goals and identify key initiatives Deliver Queensland Government’s objectives for the community.
- Provide public value for Queensland communities
- Distribute funding in an equitable, transparent, sustainable manner.
Priorities
- Strengthening Community: Arts and Cultural activities are a great way to bring communities together, share experiences and explore complex issues.
- Spaces and Places: The challenges of 2020-21 have had a lasting impact on everything they do.They now think working from home, shopping, and being entertained online is relatively normal.
Funding Information
- The smallest RADF grant amount from Council is $1,000 and the largest grant amount is $5,000.
Eligibility Criteria
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The RADF grant program is available to applicants who are:
- An individual
- A business
- A legal not-for-profit entity
- If the applicant is under the age of 18, they must have the application co-signed by their legal guardian confirming they will take responsibility for managing any funding that may be offered to the applicant.
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And who have
- an active ABN
- a bank account in the name of the legal entity.
- As each Council offers its own RADF grant programs, applicants from outside Noosa Shire may be eligible to apply if the project can demonstrate significant benefits for the Noosa community.
- If an applicant is not eligible, yet still wishes to apply, they can do so through an auspice arrangement. The applicant can be auspiced by an eligible organization or individual.
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All applicants (including the auspice, if required) must have:
- Appropriate insurances and adhere to sound Workplace Health and Safety practices.
- No debt to Council, or have entered into scheduled payment arrangements with Council that is being
- adhered to; and
- Met obligations of funding agreement conditions for any previous Council grants, including successfully
- acquitting any previous grants.
For more information, visit RADF.
For more information, visit https://www.noosa.qld.gov.au/community/grants/radf